by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Finance is the 11th most popular major in the country with 51,779 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 4,258 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 272 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their finance program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 68 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the #3 spot on the list. UIU is a small school located in Fayette, Iowa that handed out 17 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mercy University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Mount Mercy University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bellevue University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 15 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 23 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 15 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Creighton University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 4 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Walden University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 16 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2020-2021.
University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s finance degrees to 138 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Ambrose University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Finance Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Ambrose University is a small school located in Davenport, Iowa that handed out 12 masters’s finance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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